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Hydration

Chemical reaction between water and cement or gypsum.

Hydrostatic Pressure

A build up of water pressure in the subfloor forcing moisture to the surface. Can be caused when the water table is higher than the surface of the floor or by a burst water pipe in the concrete floor.